Achilles vs Aureolus

Achilles pursued Hector around the walls of Troy three times, then killed him with a spear thrust to the throat. He dragged Hector's body behind his chariot back to the Greek camp, refusing burial.

Paris, guided by Apollo, shot an arrow that struck Achilles in his only vulnerable spot, the heel. This wound proved fatal, ending the life of the greatest Greek warrior.

After Patroclus was killed by Hector, Achilles returned to battle seeking revenge. He slaughtered many Trojans, fought the river god Scamander, and finally confronted and killed Hector outside the walls of Troy.

Achilles withdrew from the Trojan War after Agamemnon seized his war prize Briseis. He remained in his tent while the Greeks suffered heavy losses, until Patroclus's death brought him back to battle.

King Priam of Troy came secretly to Achilles' tent at night, kissed his hands, and begged for his son's body. Achilles, moved by Priam's grief, agreed to return Hector's body and granted a twelve-day truce for burial.

Aureolus was appointed by Emperor Gallienus to command a newly created mobile cavalry force. This army was designed to respond quickly to threats across the empire, and Aureolus became one of the most powerful generals of the period.

Aureolus declared himself emperor in Mediolanum (Milan) and rebelled against Gallienus. This revolt drew Gallienus away from the Danube frontier and led to a siege of Mediolanum by the legitimate emperor's forces.

After Gallienus was assassinated during the siege of Mediolanum, the new emperor Claudius II Gothicus took command. Aureolus surrendered but was subsequently executed by Claudius's men, ending his rebellion.